Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 545 - 538: Module Replacement

Chapter 545: Chapter 538: Module Replacement

The view returned to the Body Construction Room, where Tangmo and his companions had taken control and started their preparation.

"This area is the rune module group that makes up the body, this part is the rune module group that forms the extremities, there’s the head, and the part that supplies magic independently..." Gude explained.

"You don’t need to teach me, I know what to do." Nightingale told him, ignoring his introduction and proceeding to inspect the rune modules.

"Moumou, check the body module group, record the labels. Baiyue, check the head module group, record the serial numbers!" she commanded.

"Understood!" The two girls nodded, and then began to get busy.

"This is art left to us by our ancestors, you cannot describe its subtlety. Even if you take these modules apart now, the assembly process will continue until the god fully awakens!" Gude exclaimed, gazing up at the grand ancient instrument.

He took a few steps back, but his lower leg bumped against Nightingale’s backpack on the ground. Out of curiosity, he picked up a rune module from inside, and upon examining it, he was shocked.

"This is, this is the reverse collapse rune form, how would you know about this rune form? Could it be, could it be that Derexia had already researched a complete set of runes?" Gude exclaimed.

Nightingale disregarded him, continuing to check the rune module serial numbers inserted into the device. Each of these had corresponding numbers carefully engraved on them to avoid assembly errors. Gude inspected the runes from the backpack, lost for words.

All of these rune modules were coded by Nightingale herself, based on her father’s data and information provided by the Church Court. Being half-involved in the Creating God Plan, she knew that these modules were the key.

"These few are... constitutive modules, why?" Gude came upon a few unusual rune modules and couldn’t help but ask, frowning as he examined them.

"Don’t touch those things!" Seeing Gude pick up those modules, Nightingale rushed over to snatch them, frowning as she said, "This is Fulajie’er’s directional structure module."

She had once used these runes to create a body for Fulajie’er, but since the magic array could not be sustained, her body eventually collapsed. This time, Nightingale planned to create an everlasting body for her sister.

Gude stared at her, then sighed deeply after a long while, shaking his head and saying with admiration, "Initially, Theron should not have forced you and your father to death. If you were there, this plan might have succeeded thirty years ago."

"You said you would help me, don’t just stand there dumbly, come and help!" Nightingale said, frowning.

"I know." Gude responded, checked the rune modules Nightingale had brought, then seriously stated, "This one should be labeled 01-0073, that one should be labeled 094-0068..."

As a senior researcher, Gude didn’t even need to look at the module numbers inside the device. Just by seeing the style of the modules, he knew where they should be installed.

Nightingale watched him sceptically, then pulled out the corresponding modules. As Gude said, they were in order. It seemed Gude wasn’t lying, now all she needed to do was to record the numbers correctly on these runes, then replace them according to the numbers.

Just as Gude said, once the body construction device started, it was almost impossible to stop. Pulling out the modules wouldn’t help, so the best way was to replace them with reverse modules, causing the magic that formed the body to collapse.

"Body formation assembly number 073-24001, once reversed, can make the god’s body collapse. Auto magic absorption assembly number 01-0073, once reversed, can make the god unable to absorb atmospheric magic..." Following Gude’s instructions, the three of them prepared for reverse insertion according to the numbers.

Just as Baiyue was about to replace the reverse module, she was suddenly stopped by Gude, who said solemnly, "Once we reverse the swap, Kuya will definitely notice. When that happens, he will attack us without hesitation, so we need to prepare in advance!"

"You two handle the modules, I’ll stop it!" Tangmo declared.

"Sister Moumou..." Baiyue said worriedly.

"Don’t worry, after all, I am considered a great mage, it may not be able to get the better of me." Tangmo reassured her.

"I’ll trouble you then, Moumou. Make sure to be careful!" Nightingale said, looking at her.

"I understand," Tangmo said, glancing at the mechanical watch on her wrist, then addressing them, "In three minutes, I’ll be in position, and at that time you can start countermovement. I’ll hold off his attacks!"

"Uh huh, we know. Be careful, be very, very careful. Don’t overdo it, that little elf will be very upset if you die," Nightingale said.

"Of course, I understand." Although she said so, Tangmo couldn’t help but smirk.

After the bombing ended, the outside became much quieter in an instant. Tangmo began to run out along the corridor. However, she, unfamiliar with the terrain, was a bit strange to these passageways and almost lost her way.

When she went outside, the glowing body of the giant spirit was obvious in the night sky. Tangmo looked at the mechanical watch in her hand and started counting down in her mind.

"Five, four, three, two, one..."

As soon as the countdown ended, the spirit suddenly let out a roar, then reckless flew towards the building. After several attacks got blocked, the spirit started attacking Tangmo like a madman.

"Moumou won’t last long. Hurry up!" Hearing the tumult from outside, Nightingale urged them loudly.

"Replace all the arm assembly modules. I will increase the magic power output concentrated on that arm part here." Gude stood on the console and directed loudly.

"Understood!" Upon hearing this, Nightingale and Baiyue quickly pulled out the designated module from the arm module section, then replaced it with the prepared reverse assembly module.

"Good, focus on magic output on the arm!" Gude said loudly.

Under his control, the spirit outside the building let out another roar that caused magic fluctuations. Subsequently, its arm disappeared instantaneously like dry ice, leaving behind nothing at all.

"Next, the legs... head... body..." Gude instructed loudly.

"Can’t you just cut off its atmospheric magic supply first? Moumou can’t hold out much longer out there!" Nightingale asked loudly.

At this point, the noise from outside the building was getting messier; the explosions didn’t stop, which made Nightingale increasingly worried about Tangmo’s safety.

"It’s useless, most of Kuya’s magical power comes from the magic crystal inside the instrument. It can’t absorb much atmospheric magic. You hold your nerves in check. One step at a time, he will eventually not be able to hold on," Gude assured.

"Moumou isn’t one of you, so of course, you’re not worried about her!" Nightingale retorted angrily.

To top it off, Tangmo outside was already struggling to keep up. The excessive magic output had led her to severe magic power erosion. Though she was a magic prodigy, she had to use high-power fourth-level magic to face the spirit, an output capacity even top magic prodigies couldn’t withstand.

At this point, she seemed to hear the wailing of the spirit. It stopped its attacks and hovered in place. Tangmo’s shield always obstructed its way, though it was eager to kill her. But this ambitious girl was somewhat too fierce and managed to resist dozens of its large-scale magic attacks, just like a rock in the rushing stream.

Heaving heavily, Tangmo lifted her head to look at it, sporting a triumphant smile, panting while she said, "C’mon, keep attacking. If you don’t, then it will be my turn!"

With that, she began to wave her magic wand. Under her guidance, magic power began to gather at a shocking speed around her. It was so fast that the surrounding magic couldn’t keep balance, creating a magic vacuum area.

This was the skill she used to close the Otherworld Gate years ago, a small fourth-level forbidden curse, the upgraded version of directed explosion, Radiant Singularity.